Nehemiah 10

1 And [were] on the sealed [documents] Nehemiah the governor [the] son of Hacaliah and Zedekiah.

And over them that sealed were Neemias the Artasastha, son of Achalia, and Zedekias,

2 Seraiah Azariah Jeremiah.

the son of Araea, and Azaria, and Jeremia,

3 Pashhur Amariah Malkijah.

Phasur, Amaria, Melchia,

4 Hattush Shebaniah Malluch.

Attus, Sebani, Maluch,

5 Harim Meremoth Obadiah.

Iram, Meramoth, Abdia,

6 Daniel Ginnethon Baruch.

Daniel, Gannathon, Baruch,

7 Meshullam Abijah Mijamin.

Mesulam, Abia, Miamin,

8 Maaziah Bilgai Shemaiah these [were] the priests.

Maazia, Belgai, Samaia; these [were] priests.

9 And the Levites and Jeshua [the] son of Azaniah Binnui one of [the] sons of Henadad Kadmiel.

And the Levites; Jesus the son of Azania, Banaiu of the sons of Enadad, Cadmiel

10 And brothers their Shebaniah Hodiah Kelita Pelaiah Hanan.

and his brethren, Sabania, Oduia, Calitan, Phelia, Anan,

11 Mica Rehob Hashabiah.

Micha, Roob, Asebias,

12 Zaccur Sherebiah Shebaniah.

Zacchor, Sarabia, Sebania,

13 Hodiah Bani Beninu.

Odum, the sons of Banuae.

14 [the] leaders of The people Parosh Pahath-Moab Elam Zattu Bani.

The heads of the people; Phoros, Phaath Moab, Elam, Zathuia,

15 Bunni Azgad Bebai.

the sons of Bani, Asgad, Bebai,

16 Adonijah Bigvai Adin.

Adania, Bagoi, Hedin

17 Ater Hezekiah Azzur.

Ater, Ezekia, Azur,

18 Hodiah Hashum Bezai.

Oduia, Esam, Besi,

19 Hariph Anathoth (Nebai. *Q(K)*)

Ariph, Anathoth, Nobai,

20 Magpiash Meshullam Hezir.

Megaphes, Mesullam, Ezir,

21 Meshezabel Zadok Jaddua.

Mesozebel, Saduc, Jeddua,

22 Pelatiah Hanan Anaiah.

Phaltia, Anan, Anaea,

23 Hoshea Hananiah Hasshub.

Osee, Anania, Asub,

24 Hallohesh Pilha Shobek.

Aloes, Phalai, Sobec,

25 Rehum Hashabnah Maaseiah.

Reum, Essabana, Maasia,

26 And Ahiah Hanan Anan.

and Aia, Aenan, Enam,

27 Malluch Harim Baanah.

Maluch, Eram, Baana.

28 And [the] rest of the people the priests the Levites the gatekeepers the singers the temple servants and every [one who] has separated himself from [the] peoples of the lands to [the] law of God wives their sons their and daughters their every [one who] knows [one who] understands.

And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nathinim, and every one who drew off from the nations of the land to the law of God, their wives, their sons, their daughters, every one who had knowledge and understanding,

29 [are] holding On countrymen their noble [ones] their and [are] going in a curse and in an oath to walk in [the] law of God which it was given by [the] hand of Moses [the] servant of God and to take care and to do all [the] commandments of Yahweh lord our and judgments his and statutes his.

were urgent with their brethren, and bound them under a curse, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in the law of God, which was given by the hand of Moses, the servant of God; to keep and to do all the commandments of the Lord, and his judgments, and his ordinances;

30 And that not we will give daughters our to [the] peoples of the land and daughters their not we will take for sons our.

and that we will not, [they said, ]give our daughters to the people of the land, nor will we take their daughters to our sons.

31 And [the] peoples of the land who will bring wares and any grain on [the] day of the sabbath to sell not we will take from them on the sabbath and on a day of holiness so we may leave the year seventh and usury of every hand.

And [as for] the people of the land who bring wares and all [manner of] merchandise to sell on the sabbath-day, we [will] not buy of them on the sabbath or on the holy day: and we will leave the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt.

32 And we establish on ourselves commandments to put on ourselves [the] third of the shekel in the year for [the] service of [the] house of God our.

And we will impose ordinances upon ourselves, to levy on ourselves the third part of a didrachm yearly for the service of the house of our God;

33 For [the] bread of the row and [the] grain offering of regularity and for [the] burnt offering of regularity the sabbaths the new moons for the appointed feasts and for the holy offerings and for the sin offerings to make atonement on Israel and all [the] work of [the] house of God our.

the show bread, and the continual meat-offering, and for the continual whole burnt offering, of the sabbaths, of the new moon, for the feast, and for the holy things, and the sin-offerings, to make atonement for Israel, and for the works of the house of our God.

34 And the lots we have cast on [the] offering of the wood the priests the Levites and the people to bring [it] to [the] house of God our to [the] house of ancestors our to times appointed a year in a year to burn [it] on [the] altar Yahweh God our according to [what] is written in the law.

And we cast lots for the office of wood-bearing, [we] the priests, and the Levites, and the people, to bring [wood] into the house of our God, according to the house of our families, at certain set times, year by year, to burn on the altar of the Lord our God, as it is written in the law:

35 And to bring [the] first-fruits of ground our and [the] first-fruits of all [the] fruit of every tree a year in a year to [the] house of Yahweh.

and to bring the first fruits of our land, and the first fruits of the fruit of every tree, year by year, into the house of the Lord:

36 And [the] firstborn of sons our and cattle our according to [what] is written in the law and [the] firstborn of herds our and flocks our to bring to [the] house of God our to the priests who serve in [the] house of God our.

the firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the firstborn of our herds and of our flocks, to bring to the house of our God, for the priests that minister in the house of our God.

37 And [the] choicest of dough our and contributions our and [the] fruit of every tree new wine and fresh oil we will bring to the priests to [the] store-rooms of [the] house of God our and [the] tithe of ground our to the Levites and they the Levites [are] the [ones who] collect tithes in all [the] cities of labor our.

And the first fruits of our corn, and the fruit of every tree, of wine, and of oil, will we bring to the priests to the treasury of the house of God; and a tithe of our land to the Levites: for the Levites themselves shall receive tithes in all the cities of the land we cultivate.

38 And he will be the priest [the] descendant of Aaron with the Levites when collect [the] tithes the Levites and the Levites they will bring up [the] tenth of the tithe to [the] house of God our into the store-rooms of [the] house of the treasury.

And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites in the tithe of the Levite: and the Levites shall bring up the tenth part of [their] tithe to the house of our God, into the treasuries of the house of God.

39 For to the store-rooms they will bring [the] people of Israel and [the] descendants of the Levites [the] contribution of grain the new wine and the fresh oil and [will be] there [the] utensils of the sanctuary and the priests who serve and the gatekeepers and the singers and not we will neglect [the] house of God our.

For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring into the treasuries the first fruits of the corn, and wine, and oil; and there [are] the holy vessels, and the priests, and the ministers, and the porters, and the singers: and we will not forsake the house of our God.